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Time To Brake Brake Pads
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Time To Brake Brake Pads
For the installation we started at the rear. Here's a close-up look at the four separate pads on the new rear caliper. Jaybrake uses DP brake pads, which feature a ceramic heat shield coating that aids in reducing heat transfer to the rotor.
Time To Brake Apply Thread Locker
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Time To Brake Apply Thread Locker
After securing the bike to the lift, we jacked up the rear so we could pull the axle along with the wheel. Then we were able to drain the brake fluid, disconnect the brake line, and pull the stock caliper and bracket. Installing the new caliper and bracket was pretty straightforward. Jaybrake provided the caliper mounting bolts, along with some shims to space the caliper on the rotor.
Time To Brake Bolt Caliper To Bracket
All we had to do was apply... 
   
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Time To Brake Bolt Caliper To Bracket
All we had to do was apply some thread locker to the caliper bolts and bolt the caliper to the bracket.
Time To Brake Apply Spacer
A spacer was provided to make... 
   
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Time To Brake Apply Spacer
A spacer was provided to make up for the difference in size of the new, thinner Jaybrake bracket.
Time To Brake Caliper Assembly
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Time To Brake Caliper Assembly
Once the caliper was secured on the bracket and the spacer was in place, the caliper assembly was slipped over the rotor. Then the axle was re-installed and torqued to spec.
Time To Brake New Brake Lines
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Time To Brake New Brake Lines
Next it was time to install the new brake lines.
Time To Brake Add Brake Fluid
Then we checked to make sure... 
   
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Time To Brake Add Brake Fluid
Then we checked to make sure the caliper was properly aligned on the rotor.
Time To Brake Remove Front Stock Caliper
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Time To Brake Remove Front Stock Caliper
To install the new components on the front of the bike, we jacked up the frontend, removed the axle, and unbolted the stock caliper from its mounting bracket.
Time To Brake Dual Piston Caliper
The new dual-piston caliper... 
   
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Time To Brake Dual Piston Caliper
The new dual-piston caliper was bolted to the new bracket, and then...

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